Temperature Controlled Transportation

A Channahon, IL company, Select One, Inc. is a company that provides trucking services and lease purchase deals for clients that want to acquire trucks. Select One, Inc. also offers customer-focused transportation and ships sensitive products and goods through temperature-controlled transportation.

Temperature-controlled transportation is a way of shipping sensitive products and requires to be held in specific temperatures and climates. For example, when a customer orders a sensitive product, such as flowers, it is the trucking company’s goal and responsibility to keep the flowers fresh until they arrive at the customer. To keep products at the proper temperature, the refrigerated trucks benefit from cooler systems that either cool the products or keep them at room temperature.

Temperature-controlled transportation services are highly beneficial as they can prevent people and businesses from throwing away goods that may be damaged because of the climate. It is mainly used to ship goods and perishable items in nearby areas. Another benefit of these services is that shipments occur quickly, and people do not have to wait a lot for the items.

Benefits of Hiring a Reefer Truck

A privately owned trucking company in McCook, IL, Select One, Inc., primarily operates east of the Rockies. Select One, Inc., maintains a modern fleet to provide efficient freight solutions, including refrigerated trucks, or trailers, also called “reefers.”

Reefers are used to transport perishable goods. Here are three reasons why hiring a reefer truck is advantageous.

Thermostat-equipped

Many consumer products have strict FDA requirements, such as temperature consistency. With a reefer, the driver is in complete control of the truck’s thermostat. Modern trucks are typically equipped with an overnight standby mode that helps to keep the internal climate consistent overnight or over long distances.

Increased efficiency

Besides being temperature sensitive, many perishables generally tend to have limited shelf lives. This makes fast and timely deliveries critical. Experienced trucking companies ensure efficient routing by fitting their fleets with GPS systems.

Versatility in delivery

Refrigerated trucks are versatile, no matter your industry or the size of your cargo. Because they are equipped with temperature control, reefers can deliver different products including highly perishable items like flowers.

How to Become a Certified Truck Driver

Select One, Inc. is a family-owned reefer company founded in 2014. Based in McCook, IL, Select One, Inc. primarily operates east of The Rockies. The company has built successful business relationships with owner-operated truck drivers.

Getting started as a truck driver isn't as difficult as many think. The first step is earning a Class A commercial driver's license (or CDL). This license is necessary for all tractor-trailer driving positions.

To obtain the Class A CDL criteria, the candidate must be 21 or older and must hold a commercial learner's permit (CLP) for a minimum of 14 days before obtaining the CDL. To get a CLP, the candidate must possess a valid driver's license, pass an exam covering fundamental trucking skills and knowledge, and pay a fee.

Before obtaining the CDL, the candidate must first obtain the CLP and pass a road skills test. There are several ways to earn CDL practice hours on the road to gain the experience required to pass the exam. The first is to attend a truck driving school. These programs are usually at community institutions and cost money.

Another possibility is to enroll in a truck driving program hosted through transportation companies and comparatively cheaper. With some of these programs, the companies guarantee job opportunities post-completion of the CDL training.

 

Dealing with Empty Backhaul Miles

Select One, Inc. is a trucking company based in Alsip, IL. It focuses on high-density lanes across the United States. Primarily, Select One, Inc. operates east of the Rockies. One of the services offered by the company is freight transport.

Driving an empty truck when returning from delivery not only leads to lost revenue but is unsustainable. Unfortunately, a sizeable number of dedicated and private fleets have no alternative but to drive empty backhaul miles.

Data from the Department of Transport indicates that about 20 percent of the miles are driven during empty truck backhauls. Backhaul miles refer to the return trip a truck has to make after delivery. In most cases, these are covered with no cargo and are traditionally known as empty miles.

Truck carriers and freight brokers have traditionally tried to reduce the empty miles by scheduling individual pickups and drop-offs, but this has proved time-consuming, unwieldy, and often highly inefficient.

Freight AI has come up with a natural language AI platform to solve the last mile dilemma for truckers. The platform links with freight databases and communicates and through automated text messages to drivers, so they can conveniently find loads for their backhauls.